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Helio has been around for quite some time. Even though it hasn’t really made a big impact in the mobile market, its phones are very good and revved-up when compared to other phones in the market. With features like direct Flickr and YouTube uploads, Helio is trying to reach out to a wide audience.
The Helio Mysto is another product that Helio has just released. Physically, you’ll probably mistake it for the Samsung U600 phone. But unlike the U600, the Mysto is packed with tons of features such as built-in GPS, a robust instant -messaging software and e-mail interface, built-in EV-DO, a megapixel camera, and lots more.
As mentioned, at first glance, you’ll probably mistake this phone for the U600. If you’ve seen Samsung’s U600, you’ll probably know how this device looks. And like the U600, the Mysto is a very slim phone measuring 4.07 inches by 1.95 inches by 0.43 inch and weighing in at around 2.86 ounces.
The first thing that you’ll notice with this phone is its beautiful 2.2-inch display. It is colorful, bright and vibrant that displays animations, graphics and text really well. You can adjust the screen’s brightness, plus change the font size, color, and type. You can also change the dial style with different color fonts and animations.
Same as with the Samsung U600, the keypad buttons are flat and a tad slippery. The Mysto placed the End/Power key on the right spine next to the camera key. On the left spine are the volume rocker and the charger/headset jack. MicroSD slot is located behind the battery cover. The camera lens, flash, and self-portrait mirror are on the back of the phone, and are only exposed when the slider is up.
The Mysto’s main selling point are its features. It has a wide array of high-end capabilities packed into its thin and slim frame.
The Mysto has a generous 1,000-entry address book and each entry is able to store up to five numbers, an e-mail address, a birthdate, a home address, a MySpace ID, and a memo. Each contact can also be assigned a caller group, a photo or video for caller ID, and one of 25 polyphonic ringtones.
Other basic features include a vibrate mode, a speakerphone, voice command, a calendar, an alarm clock, a calculator, a to-do list, a world time clock, a wake-up call alarm, a unit converter, a notepad, a voice recorder, and a stopwatch. There’s also stereo Bluetooth support, USB storage mode, and built-in EV-DO.
The Mysto also has built-in GPS, which is the basis for a slew of location-based applications that come free with the Mysto.
There’s Google Maps for Mobile, which has traffic information, step-by-step driving directions, and an integrated search engine for local businesses. Then there is Buddy Beacon, Helio’s friend locator service and Garmin Mobile, a full-featured GPS application with a moving map and turn-by-turn directions with voice direction.
In addition, this handset comes in with a 2-megapixel camera. However, camera performance is a bit disappointing when compared to Samsung’s U600. The photo quality was good, but not great. Colors were good but a little washed out.
The camera can also funtion as a camcorder but the video is limited to 320×240 and 176×144 resolutions and two frame rates, 14fps and 7fps. As a result, video quality is very jittery and choppy, especially when there’s a lot of movement, and images looked pixilated, too.
The music quality on the Mysto is also pretty good for what it is. A headset, however, is a much better way to to listen to it than the built-in speakers. There’s little to no bass, but the melody sounded fine, and it’ll do for a quick musical fix on your daily commute.
The Helio Mysto has a rated talk time of up to 3.5 hours.
Sources:
http://reviews.digitaltrends.com
http://www.phonearea.net
http://review.zdnet.com
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